Don’t miss Washington theater’s big night out! The 34th Annual Helen Hayes Awards will bring members of our community—artists, administrators, audience, and all theater-lovers—together to celebrate the outstanding work on stage in 2017.

Both the awards ceremony and after-party are at The Anthem, the gorgeous and exciting concert venue on DC’s new District Wharf.

Esteemed Washington theatre artists Michael J. Bobbitt and Alyssa Wilmoth Keegan will host an evening showcasing the vibrant and diverse community of professional theatre artists in the Washington region. A selected group of area artists and theater administrators will perform and present awards in 47 categories for artistic excellence including awards honoring the best plays, musicals, and individual performances of the year, and the John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company. The awards ceremony is followed by dancing at the after-party celebration. A full list of this year’s nominees.

The Helen Hayes Tribute will honor a fixture of Washington’s stages for over 35 years, actor Nancy Robinette. One of the community’s most respected artists, Robinette has graced the stages of Shakespeare Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, Round House Theatre, Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Scena Theatre, Signature Theatre, and many others. She made her Broadway debut in 2016 in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.